Costermano sul Garda: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Verona, Veneto. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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For example: Via Belvedere 1, Costermano sul Garda.
Costermano sul Garda, the hills between the lake and Monte Baldo
Behind the town of Garda, on the Verona shore of the lake, Costermano sul Garda covers the hills that climb towards Monte Baldo. The land is made up of olive groves, vineyards, woods and small scattered hamlets, with lake views from many spots; the main village sits at around 250 metres, a few kilometres inland from the shore.
The market is typical of the Verona side of Lake Garda: villas and detached houses with gardens, holiday residences, flats and many second homes, including some owned by foreign buyers. For anyone living here all year, the links to Verona and to the Brenner motorway matter; both are reached by car heading down towards Affi. Average declared incomes are above the provincial average.
The population is clearly growing. In 2023 there were 3,967 residents, up 10.6% on the 3,586 counted in 2011 by Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 45.2 and over-65s make up 20.2%, fewer than the 23.2% of the Verona area; foreign residents account for 6.4%.
Monte Baldo and the Garda area are exposed to earthquakes. In the province of Verona 55 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, Costermano among them, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.164 g. For a villa or a holiday complex, ask for the construction date, the structural design and any work carried out.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report traces the address back to its plot. On the hills and the slopes of Monte Baldo, gradient, landslides and surface run-off vary from plot to plot: the report reads them from the official maps for the exact position of the house.
Key points
- Hills behind Garda town, towards Monte Baldo.
- Population up 10.6% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected ground acceleration about 0.164 g.
- Many second homes and holiday residences.
Overview
Costermano sul Garda is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 3,967 residents, ranked 55 of 98 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Costermano sul Garda is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (55 of 98) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.164 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Costermano sul Garda, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 10.6%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Costermano sul Garda declared an average taxable income of 29,573 euros, above the provincial average (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Costermano sul Garda is in climate zone E, with 2,682 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 237 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Costermano sul Garda has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 1.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).
Public transport
We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 12.2% of the land in Costermano sul Garda, compared with 13.4% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.9 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Costermano sul Garda is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Veneto in 2025. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.
Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Costermano sul Garda, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Costermano sul Garda: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.
House prices
The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.
Land registry
The cadastral maps for Costermano sul Garda are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.
Liveability area by area
The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 56 inhabited census areas in Costermano sul Garda. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 98.5%
- good 1.5%
Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out
Data sources
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Veneto, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2025.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 023030. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.